Brown School Recognition Ceremony Program 2022

Brown School Recognition Ceremony MAY 19, 2022 Field House, Athletic Complex Washington University Danforth Campus

Events Brown School Recognition Ceremony Field House, Athletic Complex Thursday, May 19 | 7:30 p.m.

Washington University Commencement Francis Olympic Field Friday, May 20 | 9:00 a.m.

All-School Commencement Festival Mudd Field, Tisch Field Friday, May 20 Immediately following the university Commencement

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Order of Procession Processional Faculty Marshal Leopoldo J. Cabassa Professor

Interim Co-Deans, Brown School Tonya Edmond | Rodrigo Reis

Recognition Ceremony Speaker Bethany Johnson-Javois, MSW ’02 President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation

Student Speaker Brandon Noel MSW ’22

Members of Faculty PhD Candidates MSW Marshal Vivian Talamantes

MSW Candidates MPH Marshal Odalis Hernandez

MPH Candidates MPH/MSP Dual-Degree Marshal Ebuwa Evbuma-Fike

Dual-Degree Candidates MSP Marshal Dawen Gao

MSP Candidates Joint Degrees Candidates 2

Order of Ceremony Academic Procession Announcements Cynthia Williams

Welcome and Message to Students Tonya Edmond

Student Speaker Address Brandon Noel, MSW '22

Address Bethany Johnson-Javois MSW '02

Announcement of PhD Candidates Leopoldo J. Cabassa | Patrick J. Fowler

Recognition of PhD Candidates Wendy Auslander, PhD Patrick J. Fowler, PhD Darrell Hudson, PhD Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD Douglas A. Luke, PhD Fred Ssewamala, PhD

Announcement of Masters Candidates Recognition of MSW Candidates Jennifer Harpring | Ragini Maddipati

Recognition of MPH Candidates Angela Hobson | Ragini Maddipati

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Recognition of MSW/MPH Dual Candidates Jennifer Harpring | Angela Hobson

Recognition of MSW/MSP Dual Candidates Jennifer Harpring | Dan Ferris

Recognition of MPH/MSP Dual Candidates Angela Hobson | Dan Ferris

Recognition of MSP Candidates Dan Ferris | Jennifer Harpring

Recognition of Joint Degrees Candidates Jennifer Harpring | Angela Hobson

Recognition of Student Marshals & Student Speaker Dan Ferris | Jennifer Harpring | Angela Hobson

Deans' Remarks Rodrigo Reis

Recession Cynthia Williams

Recessional Pomp & Circumstance

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PhD Graduates William Byansi Dissertation Title "Utilization Patterns Of Community Mental Health Services Among School Going Adolescent Girls In Southwestern Uganda" August 2021 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Fred Ssewamala, PhD

Autumn Asher BlackDeer Dissertation Title “Examining the Impact of Financial Well-being upon Black Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes” March 2022 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Melissa Jonson-Reid, PhD

Andrew Foell Dissertation Title "Choice and Opportunity: Examining Housing Relocation and Organizational Partnerships Within Federal Mixed-Income Community Development Initiatives" April 2022 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Patrick J. Fowler, PhD

Amanda Kube Dissertation Title "Data-Driven Decision-Making: Using Counterfactual Predictions to Allocate Scarce Homeless Services Fairly and Efficiently" April 2022 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Patrick J. Fowler, PhD

Thabani Nyoni Dissertation Title "The Relationships between Stress, Psychosocial Resources, and Mental Health and Adherence Outcomes among Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents in South Africa" December 2021 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Wendy Auslander, PhD

Sara Malone Dissertation Title "Identifying Contextual and Structural Factors Contributing to Organizational Sustainability in Pediatric Healthcare" April 2022 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Douglas A. Luke, PhD

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PhD Graduates (continued)

Sicong (Summer) Sun Dissertation Title "Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Wealth and Health" April 2021 | Recognized by Dissertation Chair Darrell Hudson

Meagan Renee Pilar Dissertation Title "The Potential of Mental Health Policy Implementation: Methods and Applications" September 2021 | Recognized by Chair Ross C. Brownson

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MSW Candidates December 2021 Yi-Lun Chiu Reana Elder Danielle Ellis II Anna Foster Abigail Hageman Yuqi Jin Louis Jones Edman Kalmoi

Lisa Klusmeier Stanley Luster Eseosasere Okundaye Peter Taylor Sally Terranova Velma Walker Tyra Wanatee Xue Yi

May 2022 Jacelynn Allen Taylor Bass Caleb Bay Larisa Bokota Gabrielle Bomberg Savannah Boyd Madelyn Brandt Chase Breimeier Charity Buckner Elizabeth Campbell Elliott Campbell Kimberly Carlson DeNyne Carter Kevin Casey Mallory Cohn Janel Coleman Kelsey Collett Emily Cornett Rachel Deffenbaugh Kathryn Donnelly Emory Endicott Leah Erickson Sinta Fergus Carolyn Flesaker

Theresa Garcia Brooke Gautreau Eleanor Gershman Megan Giesecke MacKenzie Gleason Kelly Glenn Caroline Graham Sarah Grayzel-Ward Marla Guggenheimer Fangchen Guo Tyler Hannsz Jada Heck Alyssa Hilko Sha Neice Hinton Sarah Hollstrom Michael Holt Bixuan Hu Sarah Hunter Zoey Hyams Mackenzie Hynes Katherine Ingersoll Kiera Jackson Grace Jalboot Jasmine Jason

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May 2022 (continued) Hanna Jeong Kenya Johnson Avery Jones Hannah Kluender Kelsey Knoploh Thando Kunene KyungSun Lee Abigail Leonard Bridget Leyendecker Samara Lillioja Kayley Lincoln Gabriel Linn Emily Lohman Savanah Low David Maia Karina Marin Telyse Masaoay Allison Martinsen Carey McDermott Carington McGowan Noga Melnick Hanna Moellenhoff Madeline Moore Brett Moser Maia Nagle

Aiyana Nash Brandon Noel Meghna Padmanabhan Grenisha Parker Jacilynn Peacock Lena Peak Jackson Rideout Casey Ringenberg Jessica Sanchez Abram Saroufim Samantha Selig Mary Shannon Rose Shapiro Autumn Shepherd Terinia Simpkins Naeemah Smith Sean Sudekum Grace Sullentrup Julia Tang Morgan Van Vleck Callie VanOstran Lynneshea Walls Cole Warner Jeri Wright Millie Wright

Anticipated MSW Candidates August 2022 Whitney Bembenek Jacara Betts Kennidee Boyer Katherine Bry Kimberly Cespedes Diana Chahrour Emma Cole

Anna Coterillo Claire Dempsey Aminata Diallo Tess Eckert Sharon Evans Holly Folks Jessica Frazier 8

August 2022 (continued) Hannah Frey Naomi Fu Amanda Gardner Kate Genzer Caitlyn Hammack Shyla Harton Noriko Hatanaka Si He Kaitlin Hindes Emily Hoffmeister Ruisi Huang Christian M. Jackson Kuei-Yun Jih Stephen Jung Tanae LeClaire Colleen Lee Avery McNabb

Alyson Miller Tahelah Noel Jordan Palmer Maryah Phillips Cristal Ramos Denis Shine Molly Simpson Hannah Stabler Kathleen Sullivan Vivian Talamantes Pearl Tate Marianne Tettlebaum Ashleigh Varney Emma Wiederhoeft Rachel Winkler Doaze Zhang Jessica Zook

MSW/MDiV Candidates May 2022 Sarah Nash

MSW/MBA Candidates December 2021 Meher Walia

May 2022 Louis Albano-Hurley Leda Estrine Hannah Levin

Ashton Megli Hyunkyung Park Natalie Rapp

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MSW/MSP Candidates May 2022 Cecelia Boyers

Scott Millar

Anticipated MSW/MSP Candidates August 2022 Ashley Byrd Portia Nartey

Rachel Lewis

MSW/MPH Candidates December 2021 Kaila Pedersen

May 2022 Daleesa Alfred Ashton Blanche Ruqing Cao Nikia Crollard Zoey Dlott Mikayla Johnson

Laura Marple Azzah Nasraddin Madeline Piper Carlyn Shapiro Jesse Smith-Appelson

Anticipated MSW/MPH Candidates August 2022 Raven Brown

Amal Taylor

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MPH Candidates December 2021 Angeline Gacad Caleb Gentry Hannah Lang

Lailaa Kamaria McKinney Megan Richard

May 2022 Maelle Attikossie Ethan Bradley Patrick Cannon Andrea Chambers Vanessa Chen Christopher Damulira Victoria De La Vega Lauren Drumgold Keishi Foecke Danielle Folkerts Katherine Gettinger Mindy Guo Polly Haun Allison Heffley Odalis Hernandez Elena Horvit Qiyun Huang Ifeyinwa Ijeh Guhan Iyer Nicholas Kolesky Danyi Li Jada Loro

Yandra Mariano Nkiru Obi Luis Obregon Christopher O'Connor Adashi Odama Albert Pool Torrie Real Luke Ricci Yuvraj Sandhu Shuhan Shen Mengyao Shi Yingwen Shi Caitlin Smith Alexandra Stoppel Ruiyi Tian Audrey Toler Noah Wolthausen Jiaoyang Xu Kally Xu Eric Yu Emma Zijlstra

Anticipated MPH Candidate August 2022 Stephanie Ohagi

Bria Lee-Robinson

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MPH/JD Candidates May 2022 Juhi Patel

MPH/MBA Candidates May 2022 Allyx Davenport Sydney Rothman

Qian Yang

MPH/MD Candidates May 2022 Tamara Sanchez Ortiz

MPH/MSP May 2022 Ebuwa Evbouma-Fike

Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work Inductees MSW Elizabeth Campbell Emily Cornett Rachel Deffenbaugh Carolyn Flesaker

Kate Genzer Vivian Talamantes Marianne Tettlebaum

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Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Inductees MSW/MPH Mikayla Johnson

MPH Christopher Damulira Victoria De La Vega Lauren Drumgold Odalis Hernandez Elena Horvit

Danyi Li Nkiru Obi Adashi Odama Mengyao Shi Audrey Toler

MPH/MD Mindy Guo

3-2 MPH Keishi Foecke

PhD, Public Health Sciences Sara Malone

Anticipated MSP Candidates August 2022 Jennifer Adams Ruoyu Dong Dawen Gao Xihan Tan

Xi Wang Minyan Xu Huan Zhang

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Featured Speakers Brandon Noel, MSW ’22, Student Speaker

Brandon hails from the small city of Martinsville, Virginia. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. United States Marine Corps and served on active duty from 2007 to 2015. The experiences he encountered while serving in the Marines established some of his most outstanding achievements and contributed to his values and passion for helping others.

While on active duty, Brandon encountered numerous formative experiences that influenced who he is today. He had the opportunity to deploy to several countries, including Afghanistan, Romania, Spain, Libya, and Italy. His interactions in these environments opened Brandon’s eyes to new realities around how cultures differ globally. Perhaps the most significant impact he experienced was during his last mission in Afghanistan when he lost a dear friend.

On November 13, 2009, Shawn Hefner was killed in action while supporting combat operations. Processing this grief led Brandon to assist others who have suffered losses or have experienced traumatic events that have impacted their lives.

After being discharged from the Marines, Brandon attended Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina, and then the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Both schools helped further expand his passion and support his goals as an MSW student. Classes here, such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Exposure Response Therapy (ERT), have contributed to his skills as a social worker and have been effective in assisting others in the healing process.

Brandon’s ultimate passion is to open a space for a means to happiness through clinical therapy work. He plans to speak to mass audiences, offering motivation and encouragement for folks to find self-worth and live out their hopes and dreams.

After graduating, he aspires to impact the world positively through service to others.

“I have no clear direction on where my path will take me professionally. Still, I trust that God will use me to continue to influence others, thus living behind a legacy of empathy, patience, care, and love,” he said. Brandon looks forward to learning new things, meeting new people, and taking on new challenges to contribute to his accomplishments and purpose to serve others.

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Bethany Johnson-Javois MSW ’02 President and CEO Deaconess Foundation

Bethany is a health and racial justice advocate dedicated to advancing child well-being in St. Louis. She is President & CEO of Deaconess Foundation. Bethany serves on the Missouri Foundation for Health board, chairs the board of Alive and Well Communities, LLC, and is the former CEO of the St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN).

Born and raised in University City, St. Louis County, she returns to Deaconess Foundation as President & CEO after having served previously on the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Devoted to the Deaconess mission and guided by faith, Bethany leads the Foundation in its continued pursuit of the improved health of the Metropolitan St. Louis community and its people through philanthropy, advocacy, and organizing for racial equity and policy change.

Bethany formerly served as the St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) CEO for 12 years (2009 – 2021). She led the $2.5 million nonprofit in serving the region's safety-net healthcare providers and the local community to promote the mission of providing quality, affordable, accessible care to all residents of Metropolitan St. Louis, with an emphasis on the medically underserved.

Her leadership in the healthcare sector has garnered notable recognition, including being selected by Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri as a 2016 Silver Bell Award recipient for her outstanding community service, leadership, vision, and values, and being selected as St. Louis Children's Hospital 2015 Community Advocate of the Year.

She possesses over 15 years of experience working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector for organizations that positively impact the quality of life for disadvantaged populations. Her expertise lies in developing strategies to transform systems to be more responsive and equitable for the people for whom our public systems are accountable to serve. As a licensed Evangelist Missionary in the Church of God in Christ, she is a noted motivational speaker, trainer, and facilitator around spiritual development and leadership.

Notably, Bethany was named the Managing Director for the Ferguson Commission in 2015. The Ferguson Commission, an independent, volunteer group appointed

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Featured Speakers (continued) causes that led to community unrest in the wake of Michael Brown’s death. After a comprehensive study that included extensive community engagement, the Commission published an unflinching report of its findings and 189 calls to action that charted a new path toward healing and positive change for the residents of the St. Louis region.

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Congratulations to the Brown School’s 2022 degree candidates.

Your experiences empower you to effect positive change in our region and around the globe. #BrownGrad22 #WashU22

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